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My company needed a U$S2000 piece of equipment (PID Photo Ionization Detector) which is sold here in Argentina for U$S4000. To be imported from Chile, it would cost U$S2000 + U$S900 tax and delivery. I bought it in the States, took it apart, put in the different suitecases and brought it here...

sorry for lifting an old topic. My neighbour next door was recently robbed. He doesn't recall anything from the moment he drunk coffee in the cafe on the Libertador. Looks like something was put in the drink to make him disoriented and somebody escorted him home. He woke up next day and doesnt...

I have a question to those who took a Uber ride here already. The Uber did not accept my argentinian City debit card. I still need to use my Amex card issued in the States to get a ride. They also got a PayPal option. Anybody manage to use their local card here for the Uber account? Or do you...

I use Ultra Swim shampoo, not regularly, once a week. It helps a lot. Thanks to Michelle (she advised me)

and sometimes the tanks are hermetical, sometimes there are not. just given how many roof leaks and so-so work I have encountered here.

Most of the environmental regulations here are copied from the west and it's OK, it works. The 1-year testing period for a drinking water supply is the western standard. In CABA, they are pretty good about following the regulations. If you have your tank tested every year, it's great, given that...

OK, let me explain. First of all, I am a hydrogeologist and I worked for environmental consulting firms (4 to be exact in the state of WA). Here, in Buenos Aires, I work for a local private environmental firm Intergeo Argentina SA as well. I do soil, surface, and groundwater testing at the...

do what would you like, just make sure you have some Pepto handy :)

just don't take an invitation for a coffee after milonga! :)

all water in CABA comes from Rio de la Plata. In provinces, it depends on the location. Close to the river - from surface water, inland - municipal water supply wells. If the water network is not provided, private wells are used.

I would recommend to boil the tap water. The water tanks are usually located on the roofs of the buildings and don´t undergo the regular maintenance. There is a great chance that the tap water might have a coliform bacteria. The chlorine kills the coli (and that is another reason why the water...

I have DNI and Citybank account. I have deposited $400 on my account by converting it into pesos. I did it because I had a long day in the city and I didn't want to walk around with > 5000 pesos in my bag. No questions asked, no paperwork. But didn't like the exchage rate. It was a bit lower...

yes, you can work. However, entering the country, and being questioned what do I do here, I say that I live here, without mentioning work. I don't want the complication for my company, because they will have to pay higher taxes for hiring the foreigner.

I can make it tomorrow (around 6m)

yep.At the beginning it was a short term. I am still here and liking it. When we discussed this issue with my landlords, they told me that they had a backpacker (traveled all over SA) sometimes before a Brazilian couple, which I don't think, brought the bedbugs. Maybe the bedbugs have to be...